Power crew strikes, ruptures natural gas line in Brooksville
Times staff Wednesday, April 4, 2012 BROOKSVILLE — A two-block area in Brooksville had to be evacuated Wednesday afternoon when a Progress Energy crew struck and ruptured an underground natural gas...
View ArticleHoward Frankland Bridge may someday become toll route, says top transit official
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 4, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — The state's top transportation official said Wednesday that the Howard Frankland Bridge may one day become a toll bridge...
View ArticleRemoved from spotlight, Bill McCollum has his moment at the high court
By Alex Leary, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 4, 2012 WASHINGTON — If you cheered the Obama administration's poor performance defending the health care law before the U.S. Supreme Court last...
View Article10-foot alligator struck, then stuck under car in Largo
By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 4, 2012 LARGO — Why did the alligator cross the road? Authorities can't answer that. But they can say that the attempt did not end well for the...
View ArticleMotorcyclist, 100-year-old driver collide
By Danny Valentine and Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writers Wednesday, April 4, 2012 APOLLO BEACH — Howard DeMask headed to the beauty parlor to pick up his wife of 75 years.At 100, he does the...
View ArticleCollege Hunks is relocating to Ybor City
By Jeff Harrington, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 4, 2012 The national moving and hauling outfit that began as a pair of college "hunks" hauling trash away from homes is graduating into bigger...
View ArticleConnie Mack disses Paul Ryan budget, calls it a 'joke'
By Marc Caputo, Miami Herald Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Criticizing the Republican House budget isn't just for Democrats, anymore.Republican Congressman and Senate candidate Connie Mack called the...
View ArticleWorld War II veterans back in Tampa Bay after getting stuck in Washington, D.C.
By Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 4, 2012 CLEARWATER — Leave it to a bunch of World War II veterans to make the best of a trying situation. Seventy-four of them were stranded in...
View ArticleBay Pines VA gets new director
By William R. Levesque, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 4, 2012 SEMINOLE — A 17-year employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs has been named the new chief of the Bay Pines VA Medical Center,...
View ArticleMarch on Florida Capitol draws nearly 200 to protest Trayvon Martin case
By Toluse Olorunnipa, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Wednesday, April 4, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Led by local officials, nearly 200 protesters rallied at the Capitol on Wednesday, using the Trayvon Martin...
View ArticleHillsborough development committee called too developer friendly
By Sarah Whitman, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 4, 2012 TAMPA — To its supporters, a new Hillsborough County economic development committee means more ways to create jobs and boost struggling...
View ArticlePolitiFact Florida: Can you get permit for concealed gun without leaving your...
By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Florida Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Obtaining a permit to carry a concealed gun in Florida is so easy you can do it without ever leaving your house, according to the Brady...
View ArticleHillsborough children's board has ties to agency with no-bid contract
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 4, 2012 TAMPA — Over the last four years, the Children's Board of Hillsborough County has awarded $176,170 in no-bid contracts to the Florida...
View ArticleShowdown looms on GOP convention protest rules
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 4, 2012 TAMPA — With protest groups organizing in opposition, the City Council today will consider proposed rules for rallies outside the...
View ArticleSevere thunderstorm warning issued for Pinellas and Hillsborough
Times Staff Wednesday, April 4, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — A severe thunderstorm warning was issued late Wednesday night for Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties.The warning will last until 10:45 p.m., with...
View ArticleFormer NBA player accused of drunken driving in Tampa
Times staff Wednesday, April 4, 2012 TAMPA — A former NBA player faces drunken driving and bribery of a public servant charges after being stopped early Wednesday morning.Loren G. Woods, 33, of Tampa,...
View ArticleHillsborough commits $1 million to marketing Tampa Bay during GOP convention
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 4, 2012 TAMPA — Hillsborough County commissioners voted Wednesday to spend $1 million in tourist development tax money to promote the area...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning loses to Montreal Canadiens 5-2
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 4, 2012 MONTREAL — It truly is bewildering what comes over the Lightning on the road.So tough to play against at home, where this season it...
View Article5 things to watch in Tampa today
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 5, 2012 TAMPA — Toss a coin to decide which is bigger at Tampa City Council today: the first vote on the ground rules for protests at the...
View ArticleThunderstorms, possibly severe, forecast for Tampa Bay
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 5, 2012 Severe thunderstorms are possible again Thursday after a round swept through the Tampa Bay region Wednesday night, bringing lightning, 45...
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